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Pictures From Lotus, Early 80's - Chris Williams - 11 Apr 2021
Copied from our Facebook page:
Here are some photos I've been meaning to scan for a while. I posted them on a Lotus Europa group with some Lotus related photos but think they may be of interest here.
I would have taken them in the early 1980's at a scrapyard local to the Lotus factory.
The first photo shows three DeLorean chassis that have been run over by a JCB a few times.
Looking closely I can see that they were once fully made up cars but the bodies have been forcibly removed from their chassis.
I don't remember seeing any DeLorean bodies anywhere.
The second photo shows a close up of a DeLorean chassis and engine.
The third photo shows a pair of DeLorean Doors that have been flattened.
A couple of people in the Lotus group say these are likely to be prototypes.
Nick Pearson
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RE: Pictures From Lotus, Early 80's - Rich Hanlon - 12 Apr 2021
Oh my. No mistaking them is there.
RE: Pictures From Lotus, Early 80's - Chris P - 12 Apr 2021
Brilliant stuff Chris.......gold dust for any DeLorean buff.
RE: Pictures From Lotus, Early 80's - Stuart Rees - 12 Apr 2021
I Spy 4 DeLorean doors in that last picture, Pilot doors at that.
I'm glad someone had the foresight to photograph some interesting scrap.
I remember someone telling me a 'story' of a Lotus employee demolition derby for the pilot cars in 1983... Another myth perhaps.
RE: Pictures From Lotus, Early 80's - Guinney1971 - 12 Apr 2021
OMG !!!!